100mph truck drag-racing headlines action weekend at UK Truck Show
Entertainment at the forthcoming UK Truck Show includes the return of the mighty BTRA Sprint Cup, featuring race truck drag-racing action over 100mph.

Drag racing set for thrilling end
The Chevrolet Bahrain Drag Racing Championship is set for a thrilling climax this weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Bill France Jr., 74, Dies; Gave Nascar Its National Reach
Bill France Jr., who took over Nascar from his father when it was a regional stock-car racing attraction and transformed it into a multibillion-dollar enterprise with a national presence, died Monday at his home in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was 74.

Racing and reality TV bind a family, entertain the masses
This guy might have a hit TV show on A&E, but don't let his television superstar status fool you. Out here to the fans, he's still the 'King of Speed.'

Auto racing is a team sport, no matter who's face you see
Professional racing crews spend their time grinding away on spark-plugs, fuel-lines, fan belts and at times, their own personal lives.

Speed feeds a need
Unlike any other sport, we can all relate to drag racing’s basic urge to see who is the fastest.

Open letter to the Sportsman racing community
The purchase of the pro portion of the NHRA ensures, through a long-term agreement, that all the unique attributes of the sport remain intact including Sportsman racing at NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national events. The initial term of the agreement is 25 years.

Street drags back on the schedule
Pat Wilkinson, the former track manager at North Central Motorsport Park, announced Wednesday he’s coming out of retirement to launch the revival of the street legal racing program.

Drag Racing Museum a cheap diversion
Very little money needs to be spent to enjoy this diversion that is history and memory for drag racing fans. Take the family on one of those lazy Saturdays where you haven’t yet planned anything. You won’t be disappointed.

Screamin' Eagle NHRA Nitro Harley exhibition tour to continue
NHRA has announced the continuation of the Screamin' Eagle NHRA Nitro Harley-Davidson exhibition tour to be held at three national events in conjunction with the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

'10-4, good buddy - We got us a drag race'
Drag racing in slow motion characterized the movement of huge, 10-ton diesel tractors competing against each other Saturday at Top Gun Raceway.

Aryan tops Pro Mod in drag racing
Ali Aryan clinched first place in the Pro Mod category in the fifth leg of the Chevrolet-sponsored National Drag Racing Championship at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).

Old Dominion Speedway: Dragging off the line
Civics, Acuras, pocket rockets and motorcycles do show up, but Mustangs, Malibus, Corvettes, Chevelles, Novas, Firebirds, Camaros, Chargers, and GTOs rule.

Motor sports hitting on all cylinders in Indy metro area
It's race day, one of the more important days on the calendar for Tom Weisenbach, executive director of the Indiana Motorsports Association. In a recent issue of National Dragster Weekly, Brownsburg was called the new 'Drag Racing Capital of the World.' Could it be? Is racing in Indiana becoming serious business? Weisenbach weighs in.

A Juel at the track
About the time Francesca Plaizier of Edmonton was explaining how tight-knit the drag racing community is, fellow competitor Jessica Juel of Spokane learned it the hard way Saturday.

80s Funny Cars - Drag Racing Photos and History
We took all of Danny White's great 80s Funny Cars stories from draglist.com and set up a new funny car site to join our 60s and 70s Funny Cars sites. It's a whole 'nother decade of floppers to record! Enjoy...

Indy 500 captures drivers' imagination
The running of the Indianapolis 500 always makes for some interested observers in the NASCAR garage at Lowe's Motor Speedway, as drivers tune in to the 500 telecast while they await the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Kyle Busch, for instance, daydreams of driving a top fueler or funny car.

2007 European Championships Round 1
The UK's Santa Pod Raceway is hosting the first round of the 2007 FIA and FIM/UEM European Championships this weekend. The Eurodragster.com team is reporting live from Santa Pod with real-time race reports, pit notes, end-day photo galleries and webcam.

Main street drag racing
Good clean community fun is how organizers are describing the annual soap box rally set for Saturday.

2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland to Roar Back to Town with Exciting Innovations and New Fan Attractions
A Cleveland summer tradition will be renewed on June 22-24 when the high-speed thrills of the Champ Car World Series return to Burke Lakefront Airport for the 2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland. And drag racing is included.

Skull Shine Sooner Nationals: Full speed ahead
They say Methuselah lived to be 969 years old. Chris 'The Golden Greek' Karamesines hasn't reached that milestone, but word is, he began top fuel drag racing in a Fred Flintstone-era rock-wheeled runabout.

Hopf puts it on the line as 11-year-old racer
Haley Hopf is a typical 11 year-old. She likes music, enjoys her friends and does pretty well in school. But she is also different than most other girls her age. She's a racer.

Caribbean Drag Racing Championships planned
Last Thursday night over thirty local racers and representatives from St. Maarten, gathered at the Sticky Wicket for the first of several drivers’ briefings for the upcoming Caribbean Drag Racing Championship which is scheduled for June 22-23, in Antigua and Barbuda.

Ex-street racers ditch danger for thrills on the desert track
Speed loving Dubai youth formerly raced their high dollar Lambos and other exotics on the desert highways. Now they take them to the "Emirates Motorplex."

40th Winternationals to Be Held at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway on June 8-10
Such is the significance of the 40th Castrol EDGE Winternationals to be held at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway on June 8-10, event officials have invited the most synonymous name in Australian drag racing to officially launch proceedings at the Logan Hyperdome this Saturday morning.

Engines revving to Race Against MS
The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Atlanta (MSCA) will host the first-ever “Racing Against MS,” a family fundraising special event on Sunday, June 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Foundry at Puritan Mill in Atlanta.

Drag Racer In Car Drama
Fast lady Victoria Higham narrowly escaped injury in her weekend attempt to drive her drag-racer under 10 seconds.

Town to show off motor-sports shops
In an effort to build awareness about the town's growing reputation in the racing industry, motor-sports businesses in Brownsburg will open their facilities to race fans Saturday.

FUTURE STARS OF NHRA?
They come from throughout New Jersey and points beyond in muscle cars, pickup trucks, even ordinary family minivans drawn by a mutual need for speed.

Mechanic enjoys spinning wrenches on his three drag cars
Mechanic Steve Aslinger, who owns and operates Aslinger Automotive on Staley Street in Carmi, Ill., enjoys spinning wrenches on the three drag cars he owns and spending time with his extended family of fellow drag racing enthusiasts.

Harker, Hitchman Win In Cherokee County Racing
In the final results from the $201,000 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series East Texas State Championships it was veteran Top Alcohol Dragster driver Darryl Hitchman ousting James Thompson Jr. in the dragster final and Steve Harker taking his second win in as many races over Kennedale resident and No. 1 qualifier Kebin Kinsley.

Drag racing never gets old for 70-year-old
Louie Hall still has the Martin Dragway jacket he purchased from the track back when it opened in 1962. Martin celebrated its 45th anniversary when the season opened in late April. Hall was in the driver's seat, as he has been every year.

Boniferro Speed & Custom Unveils PMRA Six Thirty Club
Joe Boniferro is ready to put something back into the sport. The 2006 Pro Modified Racing Association champion is proud to unveil the Boniferro Speed & Custom Six Thirty Club.

Champion drag racer unassuming for someone living life in the fast lane
By day, Sue Campbell is secretary for the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce. On weekends, she's the Rantoul Rocket, a legend in the drag racing world.

Racers still burn rubber at Island Dragway
Ah, the fresh scent of burning rubber, accompanied by plumes of smoke dancing to the vibrations of revving engines reaching decibels capable of piercing eardrum and soul at the same time.

Drag strip offers opportunities for bikers
Motorcycle enthusiasts who want to do a little more than just cruise the back roads should take their two-wheelers and their courage to the Oxford Dragway.

A Rev Fest in the west
Around five hundred rev heads from western Queensland and further beyond turned up for Barcaldine's first Rev Fest, it was held as part of the May Day long weekend celebrations.

Drag racing loses `one of the truly great' in Danish
If there is a memory of Dave Danish, the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway manager who died Tuesday night, many recall his smile.

MatchRace Mania
Veteran racer Rick Krafft has put together a fantastic race at Joliet THIS WEEKEND! Pack up the car and GO!

High school students form drag-racing club
When members of the new drag-racing club at Milan High School drove its overhauled 1974 Chevy Nova to the Milan Dragway last month for the High School Nationals, the car's paintjob was still wet.

Street Legal Racing is Alternative Way to the Drag Strip
Under the leadership of Bob Dimino and his family, NHRA-sanctioned Numidia Dragway continues to flourish.

Drag Racing Brings Griffin Father – Son Team Closer Together
For Griffin, Ga.’s Arnold Sr. and Arnie Cobb Jr., Castrol GTX Friday Night Drags at Atlanta Motor Speedway are more than a chance to race friends and foes; it is an opportunity to spend time together and bring the entire family out for an evening of heads-up drag racing.

Bristol Dragway officials ready to regroup
Sunday’s decision to postpone this weekend’s O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationalss until July 6-8 was a setback, yet there is a bright side.

We Try Harder (but What’s the Point?)
Since 1946, Avis has been sold or reorganized 17 or 18 times, depending on how you count. The swirl of financial activity around Avis for the past six decades has had little or nothing to do with the business of renting cars.

Almost Fifty Years Of Greatness
It's hard to believe that one of the truly iconic cars in the sport of drag racing began with a young man running a 348 cubic inch Chevrolet at Inyokern drag strip in California forty-eight years ago. Dave Hough, who owns the Nanook AA/FA, took a 1959 Chevrolet to the Super Stock Eliminator championship at the California track in 1960.

Chrysler on Verge of Sale to a Private Firm
DaimlerChrysler appears close to selling the struggling Chrysler Group to a private equity firm that specializes in restructuring troubled companies, unwinding a 1998 merger that was meant to create a trans-Atlantic automotive powerhouse.

TV4U.Com Signs TV Motor Racing Programming Agreement With Vintage Fuel Magazine
TV4U.Com, the fast growing 28 channel free internet television broadband network, has inked a pact with Vintage Fuel Magazine, the leading magazine covering Vintage Fuel Dragsters, to provide a TV series entitled High Octane TV, which will feature vintage drag racing as well as other motor sports.

What a drag! Ramey races past competition
It had Murphy’s Law painted on its doors, but there was little doubt that Ramey Ruled on Friday night. Don Ramey, that is, and he didn’t break a single law.

Drag-racing success continues
When the light turns green, Emporian Roberta Seaman revs her bike, dumps the clutch and shoots out like a rocket.

Racing is a family affair for Parkhursts
Steve Parkhurst has a novel suggestion for Mother’s Day. "Take mom to the drags,” he said.

Regional drag racing entrees increases
The upcoming Regional Drag Racing Championship event “Invasion of the Imports” continues to take shape around the Caribbean.

Horvath family thrives in nostalgia funny car
'Drag racing is stupidity'; but Brad Horvath can't help loving it.

NHRA issues rule changes for Top Fuel, Funny Car categories
NHRA has announced several rule changes in the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories to enhance current safety measures as a result of initial evaluations from the tragic incident involving Eric Medlen during a test session March 19 in Gainesville, Fla.

Racing against cancer
Mark Schmidt's new dragster is being plastered with names of people and corporations for a good cause.

Power to burn
Josh Boskovich likes to go fast - really fast. The 23-year-old mechanic has built himself a Ford XA Coupe drag car, and will race it in the Nitro Champs at Eastern Creek this weekend.

Ex-hoops star feels the need for speed
Tom Hammonds the basketball player helped lead Georgia Tech to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances in the late 1980s, playing alongside fellow stars Mark Price and John Salley. But for all of his basketball success, the 6-foot-9 power forward has always considered himself Tom Hammonds the drag racer.

Hoons set to take off legally
To try to get doughnut screeching hoons off the streets, about 5000 residents of the cities of Casey and Greater Dandenong are backing a bid to turn a Tooradin airfield runway over to drag racers.

Barona Drag Strip bought
The Barona Drag Strip is under new ownership. Four San Diegans – Daryl Rustin, Rick Reynolds, Duncan Patterson and Don Julian – formed a limited liability corporation and recently finalized the purchase of the one-eighth-mile drag strip from Tony Kotasek.

Students making the grade at race track
Ryan Haluska's fans and friends came to see the San Marin High senior blow past the competition during the Wednesday Night Drags at Sonoma's Infineon Raceway. And he rarely disappoints.

Rule changes to improve safety in drag racing
The National Hot Rod Association announced Wednesday it will implement several new rules in its Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions to enhance safety in the wake of the death of young star Eric Medlen.

Stuart Bishop Racing Cranks Up Classy Image
A classy three-piece entourage of prestigious two and four-wheeled vehicles will mark the presence of Stuart Bishop Racing at this weekend’s 39th running of the Hot Rod, Street Machine and Custom Auto Spectacular at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds.

Technology has dragway up to speed
Saturday Rusty Baad achieved a rare bracket racing first at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park (formerly U.S. 131 Dragway), winning two divisions in one day.

Screamin' Eagle going for Win at next hot track
Eddie Krawiec has already learned how to beat the pressure of being in the hot seat. The newest member of the two-bike Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson V-Rod team has already seen the drastic roller coaster ride that is drag racing.

Players Network Adds Vintage Drag Racing to Its Arsenal of Content
Players Network, a Las Vegas and Gambling Lifestyle Channel, announced today that it has entered into a co-venture agreement with High Speed Motorsports, an owner and operator of a top fuel dragster. The two have come together to create a digital media network and to develop television shows focusing on the world of vintage car racing.

Family business: third Stewart begins racing career
Since his eighth birthday in December, when he received his first racecar as a gift, Blaine Stewart has been tearing up drag strips around the South, winning four of his first five races in the Junior Dragster Circuit.

Blowing Smoke? Stewart Zings NASCAR
A champion is questioning the integrity of his sport. Will this have a long-term effect on NASCAR's credibility?

Pint-Sized Powerhouse Takes to The Track at Willowbank
Toowoomba’s Yvonne Robertson-Higgins has a one-track mind with regards to her love of horsepower, no matter whether it’s of the four-legged or four wheeled variety.

Revving up the racing industry
Some northeast Indiana businesses with motorsports ties are watching state efforts to boost their industry with the same intensity as the most avid fans cheering on their favorite drivers at the Indianapolis 500 in May.

Nostalgia Funny Car News
Just checking in with Mark King's great nostalgia funny car site. Mark keeps up with the guys who are keeping the dream alive.

Checking Out The Other Side of 'Rock' Racing
I have been on NASCAR pit roads when the command was given to start the engines and I have been against the outside fence at Darlington taking pictures as the entire 43-car field came flying by, but I have never in my life experienced anything quite like being at that starting line when that light turned from red to yellow to green and those two top fuel dragsters came blasting off not 20 feet from where I was standing.

D1 Grand Prix to Showcase at East Coast NHRA Xplōd Sport Compact Racing Series Event
NHRA and the D1GP professional drifting series have announced that they will combine forces at the historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Drag racer Veldheer celebrating pair of 40th anniversaries
Phil Veldheer is celebrating his 40th year of drag racing this season, and that's not the only anniversary he is celebrating this year.

Move Over G.M., Toyota Is No. 1
On Tuesday, the Toyota Motor Company officially took over bragging rights from General Motors as the world’s largest automaker.

Bridges' love of racing builds cars and family bonds
Marvin Bridge will put in 12 hours at work easy, something he does seven days a week. But not a day goes by that he doesn't go home smiling.

Ladwig Drives to Records and Win at Virginia
It was a weekend of record-breaking racing and back-to-back wins at Virginia Motorsports Park for the Virginia NHRA Sport Compact Nationals.

Cullen wins street drag racing championship
21-year-old Matt Cullen has been obsessed with cars all his life, and was stoked to take out the championship class of Super Street Drag Racing in Mildura recently.

Drag racing developer 'Big Boy' LeSueur dies
Frank 'Big Boy' LeSueur Jr., an influential figure in the development of drag racing in Virginia, died Friday of liver cancer at 75.

Hosford and Bay Set Jet Funny Car Track Record at Woodburn
Results from the 5th Annual Tulip Festival Drags, April 22, 2007

Two track records were set in the afternoon of April 22, 2007 for the 5th Annual Tulip Festival Drags at WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, Woodburn, Ore. Bill Hosford drove Darin Bay’s jet Funny Car to a new track record 5.695 elapsed time at over 278 mph. In addition, Scott Pollacheck rode his ‘04 1500 cc Suzuki to a track-record elapsed time of 6.954 at 195.69 mph. Other winners include:

SUPER PRO
W: Roger Weddle ('68 Plymouth) Brooks, OR - 10.788, 120.74 (10.80 dial).
R/U: Mike McManus ('01 Tuttle) Happy Valley, OR- 8.994, 154.58 (9.02 dial).
Semi's: Bill Heard ('80 Ford Pinto) Portland, OR; John Young ('03 Mullis dragster) Vancouver, WA.

PRO ET
W: Bruce Reidl ('66 Oldsmobile) Oregon City, OR - 11.262, 110.90 (11.22 dial).
R/U: Carl Meinig ('79 Chevy)Portland, OR - 11.600, 114.73 (11.61 dial).
Semi's: Garry Fetters ('55 Chevy) Salem, OR; Jim Goodman ('68 El Camino) Canby, OR.

SPORTSMAN
W: Jolene Woodward ('74 Chevy) Lyons, OR- 13.078, 94.80 (13.05 dial).
R/U: Karl Hart ('84 Pontiac) Portland, OR- 13.740, 99.25 (13.74 dial).
Semi's: Sheila Biscay McCleary, WA('80 Mustang);

MOTORCYCLE
W: Brian Carr ('83 Suzuki) Clackamas, OR - 10.106, 128.40 (10.12 dial).
R/U: Mike O’Leary ('81 Kawasaki) Ridgefield, WA - broke.
Semi's: John D. Martin (Suzuki)Elk Grove, CA;

PRO NOSTALGIA "A"
W: Dewayne Sanders ('98 Tuttle)Albany, OR - 7.162, 175.67 (7.10 dial).
R/U: Mike Boertje ('23 T) Corvallis, OR - 7.471, 178.18 (7.25 dial).
Semi's: Rick New ('05 FED) Sandy, OR; Dee Morris ('32 Bantam) Snohomish, WA.

PRO NOSTALGIA "B"
W: Spud Miller ('68 FED) Philomath, OR - 7.545, 175.40 (7.545 dial).
R/U: Jeff Eaton ('23 T Ford) Hillsboro, OR - foul.

NWDB PRO MOD
W: Jeff Lilly (Kawasaki), Aloha, OR - 8.630, 148.07 (8.63 dial).
R/U: Scott Pollacheck ('04 Suzuki), Medford, OR - foul.
Semi's: Eric Robinson ('98 2X11) Eugene, OR;

NWDB PRO STREET
W: Mike Kasinger (Suzuki) - 8.678, 165.92 (8.65 dial).
R/U: Mike Fields, Jr (motorcycle) Sacramento, CA - 9.113, 154.74 (9.05 dial).
Semi's: Robert Neidigh ('00 Suzuki)King, ID; Mike Fields, Sr ('99 Hayabusa) Sacramento, CA.

Monster Cycle
A British engineer builds a half-ton, 1,000-horse drag-racing bike with the power of a monster truck.

Project: Candyman
Show AND Go. Restoration build up site of the Dekker & Mueller '67 Camaro Funny Car.

Green Monster
No one ever said going green means not having any fun, and the folks at Galpin Auto Sports in Van Nuys, California, certainly like to have fun. Evidence: the company’s Earth Day centerpiece celebration, a 1965 Chevrolet Impala transformed into a biodiesel-propelled hot rod nicknamed the “Bio Rocket.”

CNMI drag racers triumphant in Guam
The 12-man crew of the Drag Racing Club of Saipan went home with three trophies after competing in the three-day Guam Smokin' Wheels held at the Circle K Drag Strip.

Drag racing roars in
If it’s spring, it must be time for professional drag racing to finish shaking the pollen from the Sandhills’ pines.

Speed Fever
There is a group of dedicated men and women who have spent the winter months holed up in their garages, wrenching, working and waiting for the snow to give way to sun.

Funny Car's Gary Scelzi Leaving NHRA Competition
Four-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series champion Gary Scelzi, one of the most popular drag racers in history, will stop racing at the conclusion of the 2007 season.

Dragway expands offerings
The Motor Mile Dragway has several milestones this year. It will host a televised race, it will showcase the popular ADRL, and it will begin Friday night street racing.

Local women making mark at Hagerstown Dragway
It's not unusual to see long hair sticking out of the back of the racers’ helmets as they exit their cars at Victory Lane.

Track smokin' for weekend excitement
Listen up, Guam, the Shell/Miller Lite 25th Annual Smokin' Wheels racing event is finally here -- again!

Antigua to host Caribbean Drag Racing Championship
Getting ready to further develop their regional Sport Tourism movement through Motor Sport, the annual Invasion of the Imports (Caribbean Drag Racing Championship) is back and is set for host country Antigua once again.

Local racing legend top honoree at Texas Motorsports ceremonies
'This is the first motor sports activity I've been involved in since retiring in 1999,' said racing legend and Wichitan Eddie Hill, who was inducted into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Wednesday.

Jon Capps ready for POWERade Series debut in Las Vegas
Funny Car rookie Jon Capps says he's like a veritable “Rain Man” of automobiles, with a natural ability to read his ride. And it's no wonder he'd choose a movie metaphor to describe his talent – he works with the stars of Hollywood, after all.

KillaCycle breaks drag racing records on all fronts
All existing electronic vehicle drag racing records were literally vaporized by the KillaCycle, clocking 8.168 seconds at 155.78 MPH.

A pit stop with the Parton family
Super pro dragster racers tell their local paper what it's all about.

NHRA drag racer Brandon "The Kid" Lewis makes switch to A-fuel
Brandon 'The Kid' Lewis, who has raced top alcohol funny car for three seasons in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will switch to A-fuel dragster at the South Central Division points race at Texas Motorplex on April 13.

Racing drivers bring road safety message to schools
A chance visit to a our edrags.com started a chain of events which brought two top wheelstander drag racers from the USA to Grand Cayman.

Racing is not just NASCAR
A trip to Silver Dollar Raceway proves to the author that, in his words, "There is far more to auto racing than just the stock car racing that SPEED channel overwhelms fans with each day, night and afternoon."

Australia: Car club pushes ahead with drag racing proposal
The Dubbo City Car Club will use a special meeting tonight to address concerns about its proposal to move drag racing to the aerodrome at Narromine.

Ford Flashback
This is a great looking new site dedicated to blue oval drag racing. Great info and pictures on Ford drag cars from several eras.

Drag racers remember death of a colleague
Brandon Bernstein remembers Eric Medlen for the Galveston newspaper.

Fatal crash robs drag racing of role model
Our grandsons lost a fine role model last week when Eric Medlen died of injuries he suffered when his Funny Car crashed in testing at Gainesville, Fla.